Container



G. HENDERSON.

CONTAINER.

APPLlCAT-ION FILED JAN. I8, 1922.

Patented Nov. 14, '1922.

lill/611th.' Geol clint/@Iwan Patented Nrw.` 14,1922.

' ToaZZ 11i/omit may concern: i l

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Applicatineiedaanuary 18,1922.;sez-laian).530,201.1k w f which the followingisa specification.v

This invention relates to dispensing vessels. for poultry and the like5 and particularly to' l feed or water ldishes in. which foodor. drink isopenly displayed and intended tobe freely ac.ces sible.

Devices of thls general j faults.

. These faults are forthe'mostdpartdue to the lgeneral opfenwcharacter of thei-vessel- They are for the most part incident to the tendency offthebirds to get into the dish and scratch and spill or foul the contents.

factory 'material for such vessels is pottery.y Metal vessels either succumb to rust or if` galvanized or otherwise 'treated are apt to poison'chicks or younger fowl. l The diiculty with pottery vessels lies primarily in their frangibility in any exposed projection or recess such as handles or ears orbosses for handles; The ideal feed dish is therefore plain and vsubstantial and with a minimum of eXcrescence. 1

In accordance with my? invention I have provided a container of the utmost simplicity in combination with an equally simple lifting and guarding element'which gives anineXpensive device of and serviceability. As illustrative of my invention" I have great practical utility shown such a device in the accompanying" drawings to which I will make reference.. 'through the usual reference characters and lin which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my'lift and guard member.

Fig. 2 a side view of the same.v Fig. 3 a side elevation of a vessel with the lift and guard about to be applied.

of another form of lift- My crock or containing vessel C is prefery ably a simple cylindrical container of medium height but having about its upper edge sorthave come'j into such, vgeneraluse as to constitute astandard type of well' knownjutility but `having certain Y In Fig'. 5

curefby'Letters Patent is: 1,. A pmbnation liftand gu'arit for a ailip o,riezitermal` LiofsubstantialfoverlV i l 'hang SO .as 'toform `a shoulder Zand ofdepthy ,suflicientjtobringftheTplaneoffthe shoulder i y Z well ybelow thefsurface. orupper lex/ei Offb@ vesse-ltopgj-I g Myiifraeaguaramnitflegis@generar cruciform and compri sesjtwo .crossed double" l loops` orlparallel slightly, resilient.` barsg VorY i rods ofl .slightly greater length. than the di-v ameter of the'vessel.` These rod pairs-'are sol#u ends the rod `pairs gare bent .downwardly-as atzJ and then inwardlyand'a'gain outwardly gage the. shoulder Z 'The member G thereforehhjasg' il 1 .75) n y iIDUSB fasf'alcarrierlthe l fingers are hooked .under the center of the Experiencehas shown that the most satlsgag-ement with vthe containerv atl four. points; spacednQO-?. apart.

dered. or otherwise: lfirmly joined 'at their` i f crossingsqcentrally"offeachvfother.and thus'.. i

centrally o fthe container C'. -At'theirouter.`

guard G and the vessel .thus lifted olf/caril sibility of releaselor slipping. f. y

When thevesselis inthe coop orlyard` and 'filled the'memberrG forms a sub-dividing` guard overthevessel top. In fact thetop opening 1s divided "intoy four segmental spaces .thus tending'to distribute the feeding fowlaboutthe vessel while givingampleacin the'dish and the relative ydisposition of the ,arms maken such awkward and inconvenient foot. hold that the tendency to roostl is veryvv slight.

I have shown a slightlyv diiferent form in which the rods g are givena'bend as pressed just'below-the top surface'of the l vessel.' This gives an additionalngrip area "and affords .aislightclearance of the main*` j portion of the guard'belowvftheedgesr of the .top Fig. 4 the same'with the device in place.v

.- Various modifications ,as to such details of the appended claims.` l i vlhat I `therefore claim and desire vto secess tothe contents, The guard is by'its form and the spacing` of y the bars g ample to prevent the overanxious birds from getting at'g at the edgefofthedish so that the .main l l portion ofthe member G is sunken'or. des. Q

and other variationsy in Lform and structure f vmay'behad, all without departing from the i. spirit of my invention ifwithin thelirnits 'mouthlq consisting of a crucitorin ineniber disposed yhorizontally across the vessel inouth 1n Iclose imita-position thereto and having` ie- A veisely bent resilient lips adapted to engage undei` the vessel shoulder.I

3. A combination lift and guard for a feeding vessel having a shoulder about its mouth, consisting of 1a inenibei` disposed hoi'- iZon-tally across the vessel inouth in close juxtaposition `and Substantially parallel thereto and havingdepending` attaching portions adapted to bear against the vertical edge of the vessel shoulder', vsaid attach-ing portions terminating in resilient lips adapted to engage under said shoulder,

il A combination litt,rv and `guard toi' a feeding` vessel having :a shoulderA about its mouth, consisting of a cruciforin ineinber disposed horizontally across the vessel mouth in close uxtaposition thereto., and having Ydependingsubstantially vertical attaching engage under the vessel ient lips adapted-to engi-age under said shoulder.

f combination lift and guai-dA i'ioi' a feeding vessel having a shoulder about its mouth. consisting; of a nieniber disposed horizontally aci-oss the vessel mouth slightly be' low the plane thereof, and having :attaching portions bent upwardly and :hoicizontally and th ence downwardly to bear upon respectively the inner, upiiier and outer faces of the vessel shoulder, and terin-inatingvin resilient' lips adiuitedv to engage under said shoulder.

6. A combination litt and guard for c a eeding vessel having" a shoulder about its mouth, consisting of a cruciforin -inenibei` disposed horizontally acrossthe vessel mouth slightly below the plane thereoi and .hai/ing attaching? portions bent upwardly and horizontally and thence downwardly vto bear upon respectively the inner, upper 'and Iouter faces ot the vessel. shoulder and terminating encuen nnnnnnson y 

